CVE-2023-2497 — The UserPro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in
The UserPro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 5.1.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'import_settings' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to exploit
Published
2023-11-22T16:15:08.857
Last modified
2026-04-08T19:18:15.673
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
01What is this vulnerability?
The UserPro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 5.1.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'import_settings' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to exploit PHP Object Injection due to the use of unserialize() on the user supplied parameter via a forged request granted they can trick a…
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2023-11-22T16:15:08.857
- Last modified: 2026-04-08T19:18:15.673
09References
- codecanyon.net — https://codecanyon.net/item/userpro-user-profiles-with-social-login/5958681
- www.wordfence.com — https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fbb601ce-a884-4894-af1…
- codecanyon.net — https://codecanyon.net/item/userpro-user-profiles-with-social-login/5958681
- www.wordfence.com — https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fbb601ce-a884-4894-af1…
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